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Appendix table 1. Number of languages studied by students in upper secondary general education in 2014 to 2018

Number of foreign languages 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Students Share of students, % Students Share of students, % Students Share of students, % Students Share of students, % Students Share of students, %
1 1 135 1,1 977 0,9 1 459 1,4 1 195 1,1 1 435 1,4
2 60 431 57,9 61 986 59,2 62 538 60,2 62 607 60,2 62 954 60,6
3 34 646 33,2 34 411 32,8 32 885 31,7 33 491 32,2 32 651 31,4
4 7 042 6,7 6 473 6,2 6 148 5,9 5 862 5,6 5 934 5,7
5 1 006 1,0 802 0,8 707 0,7 692 0,7 732 0,7
6 189 0,2 136 0,1 100 0,1 138 0,1 114 0,1
Students total 104 449 100,0 104 785 100,0 103 837 100,0 103 985 100,0 103 820 100,0

Source: Education. Statistics Finland

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Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma

Updated 18.12.2019

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Subject choices of students [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-1056. Subject choices of students in upper secondary level education 2018, Appendix table 1. Number of languages studied by students in upper secondary general education in 2014 to 2018 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.12.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/ava/2018/01/ava_2018_01_2019-12-18_tau_001_en.html